1933 SS RZM dagger / SS-Dienstdolch Modell 1936

Article about: Gentlemen., I thank you for your support as this was not my intention to pull this dagger apart but to be protective of a fellow collector of L33. This is a tough hobby as time progresses an

re: 1933 SS RZM dagger / SS-Dienstdolch Modell 1936

I'm not trying to give anyone a heart attack, but I think I can see Siegfried B's concerns. I'm more than happy to wait for better closeups of the chain and links (front and rear), but when I did a preliminary look on my own with the current images it seemed to be that it might have been cast(?). Seeming to have a strange texture that I don't normally associate with nickel plating. And the eagle does seem to have some gouging around it. FP

re: 1933 SS RZM dagger / SS-Dienstdolch Modell 1936

re: 1933 SS RZM dagger / SS-Dienstdolch Modell 1936

command450s pic above really shows the difference between daggers; as Siegfried B mentioned, the runes of the OPs dagger chain are almost touching the link holes and its evident, when one compares to the dagger chain above. Quite a difference. This does not bode well.

re: 1933 SS RZM dagger / SS-Dienstdolch Modell 1936

Sorry to say but I have my concerns on this one:
dont like the rough eagle and the way its been inlayed into the grip, not the way the german craftsmen would do, it wouldnt pass the quality check.
The ss roundell has different runes in it, they differ in size and way.

re: 1933 SS RZM dagger / SS-Dienstdolch Modell 1936

Its not only the way the eagle has been embedded in the wood -but also the eagle itself that is of concern to me-It does not look nearly as the real thing !!the inlay is also horribly done-but I must say I am not ANY EXPERT and only a student of these things - I may be wrong but I would not be able to live with this item AS ORIGINAL .The other dagger seems to be fine though -based on the pics provided .Please see my critism as positive -I would also like to clean up the copy punters from our BROTHERHOOD of COLLECTORS without being pig-headed re advice.